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Kalamazoo Promise comes full circle as Western education grad prepares for KPS career

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… Promise comes full circle as Western education grad prepares for KPS career Submitted by Erin Flynn on Hailey … Hailey Timmerman can't help but smile when thinking about the future. "I'm excited and nervous but ready to take on the responsibility of teaching the next generation," she says. Graduating …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67863

Revised road closings for Saturday's Campus Classic

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO--Many campus roads and parking areas at Western Michigan University will be closed for varying periods the morning of homecoming Saturday, Oct. 6 , to accommodate … 14th annual running of the Homecoming Campus Classic 1K and 5K races. Changes have been made since the road closings …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1848

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Leaning back in their chairs, six teenagers sit in a circle listening to a … shows different levels of enthusiasm, but all of them share a need to better understand English as refugees starting … help children dealing with war trauma.  “These parents want what is best for their children but they have no idea how to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

Kenya believe it? Gideon Kipkemoi’s amazing international aviation journey

College of Aviation

… and pursue his dream of flying. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“Only the disciplined ones in life are free.”   Starting from kindergarten, Gideon Kipkemoi , a … control over our choices,” Kipkemoi says. “That is really what freedom means.” Request College of Aviation information …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/10/kipkemoi

Mentorship, experiential learning help students thrive at Western, land jobs post-graduation

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… post-graduation Submitted by Erin Flynn on Western alumni are doing big things! A report shows 93% of those who recently graduated landed jobs or are continuing their education. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The future looks bright … have taught me different life lessons—it's not just about what we learned in class." The Post-Graduation Activity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67244

Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Reeser KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Michigan chapter of the National Association of Social … by the organization to social workers who have spent a career advocating for the profession and their clients. … to take students from where they are at to two steps beyond what they say," the colleague wrote, adding that Reeser's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22868

Food marketing student first to complete advanced category management certification

Haworth College of Business

… majoring in food and consumer package goods marketing, is the first individual in the industry to complete the advanced WMU Professional Category Management Certification.  Katelyn …   With the initial success of the program, 10 more students are currently slated to gain the Level Two Certification as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70932

WMU’s 2025 Gründler Book Prize winner examines how early medieval money systems have influenced the modern economy

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… WMU’s 2025 Gründler Book Prize winner examines how early medieval money systems have influenced the modern economy Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Rory … hand-drawn maps. “It feels to me like a very long, carefully planned, slowly refined project brought to a very …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-grundler-book-prize-winner

United Airlines' Aviate Pilot Development Program puts WMU aviators on fast track to careers

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… Development Program puts WMU aviators on fast track to careers Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lauren Quandt, an alumna … flight instructor at WMU, stands near several planes on the College of Aviation campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57857

Prescribed burns planned at Asylum Lake April 22

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… by Deanne Puca on A member of a fire burn crew monitors an area burn at the Asylum Lake preserve in 2019. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Ongoing … prairie and savannah and 17.3 acres of forest—a total of 35.3 acres south of big Asylum Lake and west of little Asylum …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75346